Out of the Fog / Fog for a Killer (1962)
Unusual and unusually effective entry into the low-budget British B-film crime category
Jessica (1962)
Roman Holiday (1953), Three Coins in a Fountain (1956) and Boy on a Dolphin (1956)
Horror Hotel / City of the Dead (1960)
The structure of this piece gives away its origins. It’s effectively a portmanteau
Hard Contract (1969)
A hitman movie that verges on the existential is always going to be
The Silencers (1966)
An absolute delight. Have to confess though I had been pretty sniffy about
Song without End (1960)
Contemporary audiences will be familiar with the jukebox picture. Moviegoers attending biopics of
Stagecoach (1966)
It’s probably sacrilege to admit that I quite enjoyed this. Also it’s been
The Rat Race (1960)
Surprisingly hard-edged tale with Debbie Reynolds giving the performance of her career and
The Heroin Gang (1968)
Was it David MacCallum’s floppy-haired blondness that prevented him making the jump to
Shadow of Fear (1963)
The Eady system at its worst. I’ve been singing the praises of quite
Echo of Diana (1962)
Minor British B-picture gem, though more for the exquisite narrative and tsunami of
Dr Who and the Daleks (1965)
The maiden voyage of the time-travelling Tardis is triggered by some unexpected pratfall
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
Charm was in short supply in the 1960s. Sure, for a period you
The Devil Rides Out / The Devil’s Bride (1968)
Strong contender for Hammer’s film of the decade, a tight adaptation of Dennis
The Jackals (1967)
A hoot. Definitely a contender for that most sought-after of categories – the
Otley (1969)
Misguided attempt to play the innocent-caught-up-in-espionage card
P.J. / New Face in Hell (1968)
Exceptional down-and-dirty thriller and throwback film noir woefully underrated on release but with
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
Woefully under-rated western with three A-list stars at the top of their game
Deadlier than the Male (1967)
For a movie intended to set up a series character in the vein
The Sisters / Le Sorelle (1969)
Erotically-charged, symbolically-heavy French drama
Can-Can (1960)
A sterling cast does justice to some great Cole Porter songs in an
The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (1961)
Dreary miscalculation. Ever since Tennessee Williams hit a home run with Cat on
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
If you’re familiar with the Amicus output from its portmanteau horror movies this
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Reassessment sixty years on – and on the big screen, too – presents
Oscar Nominations Announced
After months of speculation, the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have finally been announced
Negatives (1968)
Role play wasn’t the sub-culture it is now. Though fashion had injected more
The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
I couldn’t get my head around the idea of the U.S. Army recruiting
The Ultimate Film Studies Watchlist
Welcome to Episode 1 of ‘Foundations of Film’, an ongoing series
Amazons of Rome (1961)
Starting with the cast and the intelligence of the narrative a pretty unusual
Uptight (1968)
While a misplaced attempt to relocate John Ford’s Oscar-winning The Informer (1935) to Cleveland, Ohio